Open Digital Infrastructure

Open Digital Infrastructure represents the set of open-source code, standards and knowledge assets that digital building blocks like software libraries, compilers, communication or network protocols are composed of.

They are created by individuals, volunteer communities, in research institutions and SMEs or other corporate environments. Together, they form a foundation of free and public code that is designed to solve common challenges – firstly, in programming, but when applied, also to provide a multitude of core functions for society.

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Projects RfP#2

Find the awarded initiatives of the Cohort #2 here:

API ToS — Towards A Creative Commons Model

How can a standardized API Terms of Service model improve interoperability and openness in digital infrastructure?
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Assessing Partnerships for Municipal Digital Infrastructure

How do city governments build digital infrastructure together, and what conditions support or limit these collaborations?
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Cooperative Model for Digital Infrastructure

How can cooperative structures sustain digital infrastructure and deepen ties with their user communities?
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Digital Infrastructure Incubator

Supporting projects to implement research-informed best practices at the time of need on governance, sustainability, and inclusion.

Digital Infrastructure vs Climate Change

How can FOSS tools support communities in defending their territories and resisting climate threats?
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FOSS & Multilingual Computing

How do open source tools enable multilingual computing, especially for underserved language communities?
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Fostering Open Collaboration

Will cross-company visibility into shared free and open source dependencies lead to cross-company collaboration and efforts to sustain shared dependencies?

Infrastructure Funders Toolkit

Developing an implementation framework for funders of digital infrastructure with guides, programming, and models

Mapping African Digital Infrastructures

How do African developers engage in open source infrastructure, and what factors influence their participation?

Open Source COVID Data Infrastructure

How do open source communities build and maintain COVID data infrastructure, and how do their practices shape public understanding of the pandemic?
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Open Source in Public Service Delivery in India

How are open source principles applied in India’s public service systems, and what challenges affect their use?

Security Ramifications for Open Source Software

How do technical teams assess security risks in FOSS components, and where are system-wide improvements most needed?
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